A Kansas City native and contract worker single-handedly fought off an insurgent attack in Kabul Wednesday, according to reports from the Associated Press and Washington Post.
Chris Turner, a Missouri trucker and contractor in Afghanistan, held off insurgents attacking a United Nations compound armed with an AK-47.
"I am armed. I carry an AK-47 and I kept firing it to keep the attackers away from the group I was guarding," Turner said.
His actions allowed about 20 U.N. election workers to escape.
Another Missourian was among seven U.S. soldiers killed in action earlier this week. According to the Department of Defense, Sgt. Isaac Jackson of Plattsburg died from wounds suffered when a vehicle he was traveling in was attacked by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. Jackson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington.
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